4 years later.

About 4 years ago I made a post called pick your poison. It was based on the 2 candidate for president. Obama and McCain. I did not feel either was a great choice. One was a babbling idiot on stage and the other was an idiot off. Well one of those idiots won. Not the one I voted for but I voted for the one I felt and still feel was the lesser of two evils.
  But now we are 4 years later. Many people have learned thier lesson. You don't vote someone into office just because he plays the camera well. Obama has done exactly what I thought he would and more. I thought he would choose a horrible cabinet. Well half of them are gone because of scandal. I thought he would do little to nothing for the.economy. well 4 years later and in many cases we are worse off. Very few cases, and those are debatable, we are slightly better or back to where we were with Bush. Although that is not great I guess it could be worse. We were promised greatness and got delivered lackluster.
So this time around I believe that we do have a clear choice. Romney is the better man, better candidate and most important the better leader. He has experience in the private sector by helping start and run many companies. He was very successful at this. No matter what the brain dead might try to tell you. He was a Mormon bishop and so has had great responsibility placed on his shoulders to take care of the people of his ward. He saved the Olympics from scandal and failure and on top of that made them profitable. He then went to Massachusetts to be Governor. He cut the debt, balanced the budget and raised education standards and gave the students a better start in life. With all of this he has proven he can do the job as president. His true past is not a secret and his past jobs are understood, unlike our current president.
He has chosen also a vice president that not only is well respected in Washington, but hold the same moral high standards. Paul Ryan was my first choice months ago. The.choice is a solid one..
Now the media might try to sway you to the current incumbent..but this is a farce. They are on Obamas payroll. This is not directly course as thier arguments would loose merit with the people if it was otherwise. But you see the bias and lies. You see the failure to compromise. We deserve better from our media.
Now the clear choice is Mitt Romney. No ifs, ans or butts. He has the knowledge, skill and work ethic to fix our domestic and international issues. He work well with others. He listens to all ideas. He has lived a great life as a father and husband. He is all that we wish we could be.
So are we as a nation smart enough to vote him into office?

I do not need to share

I do not need to share all my thoughts and personal things about my life with everyone. This is something I think many have lost the concept of.  We obsessed over celebrities and reality tv stars. Who are they really? They are people with faults and opinions.
I like Robert Redford movies but that does not mean I have to agree or even want to hear his political views.
I do not care about the latest reality tv star and how crazy of a life they lead. All I see is they are screwed up in the head and that is because the rest of us encourage it by watching thier show.
I like to share my thoughts. I don't care if you like them or not. You don't have to read my blog or that particular post if your offended. 
I do appreciate anyone that does read my blog. Although righ now I think is just me. But that is ok, less stress on me to impress anyone but myself. Because to myself I am impressive.

Why Quotes of a 2 year old?

Of my 1 or 2 readers that read this. Hopefully more possibly less. Hopefully not negative. Some might wonder why I chose Quotes of a two year old for my blog. This comes from my nephew Cale. He is much older now, but when he was 2 and 3 years of age he was and still is a very witty child. His mom called him her little deal maker. If he got in troulbe, she would do the good mom thing and give him some sort of punishment. Well he would always bargain to get his time reduced or try to do something else. He would even do the same things for his older sister. Making bargains for her with his parents. This was the basis for my thought process.
Just like most children they give parents and aunts and uncles and of course grandparents insights into topics. This does not mean the child is always right or presents his arguments eloquently. This is how I see myself. I am not always right and I don't always have all the information that I need and I do not always choose the right wording in my arguments. But just like anyone. I have my opinion and I have insights that others can grow from.
So through all my rants I understand that I might as well be a 2 year old in how I present them. I understand that I do not have all the information or all the answers. But I hope that I can give some insights to those that read this blog. So that they can see every side of an argument. That they will look deeper than what is at the surface.

Loved one lost but never forgotten.

This morning my loving father and friend passed on this morning after a fight with bone and prostate cancer. He never complained about his condition or pain and always put on a big smile for those he cared for and loved.
  The past two weeks have been his time to say goodbye to everyone as he had a constant flow of visitors at the hospital and at home. Even to the point that he wanted less people to drop by so that he could rest.
  During his past two weeks and even before that he was constantly cracking jokes and loved spending time with his family.
He has been an inspiration to me. Showing that although being successful is nice, having a family that loves and adores you is the most important thing anyone can have. You work hard for them and give you true meaning in your life.
I always knew my father had my back.and would support me in anything I did. He was a man of true love and had a big heart.

Struggles

Over the past week I have had to come to terms with events and other things going on in my life. I have come to find that I am more ment to follow at this immediate point in my life rather than lead even if I am against everything that I am being asked to do. What am I being asked to do? It is to step back and let my father die.
I know I am wrong to want to fight this losing battle. But I also know I am justified to fight it. I honestly believe that my dad has more time left than what his doctor has given him. I know he has more life to live.
I know I still have time with him. I also know once he is gone my life will continue. But I am selfish. Disease has taken away one of my dads younger sisters 3 years ago and now it is doing the same thing to my dad. But before them both my grand father and great grandma both lived into their late 90's. So from my calculations I should have another 30 years with my parents. Yet I am now being told I have only another 3 or 4 weeks with my dad. I still have life experiences to share and grandkids for him to meet when they are born. I still have vacations and fishing trips, arguments and hugs that we were suppose to share with eachother. But that it all being painfully cut short.
All this and I am being told to male him as comfortable as possible. Don't fight it anymore. Accept it and prepare to move on. Well to this I have to say NO! This is not how I fight. I am vicious and mean in my fights. I might get beaten one time but I will come back and fight some.more. I Keep going until I get to my goal. Right now my goal is not to keep my dad alive for another 30 years. It is to fight his depression and give him not just something to live for but a way to live it. My dad is still a fighter he has just been beaten down and needs someone to come lift him up. Someone to come push off his attacker. Let him recover from his wounds or if it be die from them.
Cancer is that bully that will continue to beat you down. I want to find a way to fight off that bully. I might be too late for my dad. But is it not worth trying?

Sad days still can bring joy

So the past week along with the past year has been full of bad news. My dad who I love and respect has been fighting bone cancer for over a year and just recently was admitted to the hospital. His current doctor who I call the doctor of death only brings bad news and gives short time lines.
But through all of this I have found that even with all the crap I am wading through, there are times of joy still to be found. I get to see my family that live in areas on average 3.5 hours or more away. I get to see friends that time has not permitted for us to get together. On top of this all my dad in his pain is still cracking jokes and singing songs.
One of my dads friends told my brother and I a life education story. He said that on his mission he was pulled aside and told by a leader that not everything is funny. All these years later he has this to share. He has not found any situation that does not have something funny about it. He himself is in tears why he sits with my dad but they both find things to laugh about.
I hope that I can take that more into my life. I am too serious. I know that and I work on it everyday.

Who is really Christian.

I will outright admit I am Mormon. I will argue that I am more Christian than most people in other religions who call themselves Christian.
Many born agains try to say if you are Mormon you are not a Christian. Well I would say by that argument you are less Christian than any true Mormon out there.
My arguments also go into your beliefs and I can call them false and anti Christian and I could even go deeper into your beliefs and say your religion is not Christian. This can even go into the Catholics which every born again religion is a break off. This though is not the topic of this blog and I do not intend on going any further into this than I currently have. What I want to do is give the basics why I as a Mormon am Christian.
First. Jesus Christ is my lord and savior. This is the belief of the LDS church. He is the one that has done all for us and all paths lead to him. Joseph Smith was only one of Christ mouth pieces. Bringing us more teachings and more understanding of who Christ and are heavenly father are. Being separate in being but same is purpose.
I believe in the teachings of the bible. I know that the bible is the teachings of Christ and his prophets. This is both the old and new testament. Some of these teachings are to love and accept everyone. But I also understand that the bible as the name means is a collection of books. Not one book. This is something that many that do not know but will constantly argue about. We will always learn and our Heavenly father will never leave us on our own. He will speak to us through our prayers, our friends, His prophets and thier teachings and writings.
I am also forgiving. I do not say I am perfect and sometimes I have been quick to anger. But I forgive others like Christ and my heavenly father has required of me. This most importantly is why I am Christian. I follow Christ example. I strive to be more like him. That makes me Christian.